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Michael Haddad.ax365Michael Haddad.ax365 

Linking to Record in PageBlockTable

Hi

I assume this is simple enough, but don't want to waste time figuring it out.  I'm trying to render the Name of a Record as a link to the Record in a column of a pageBlockTable.

I'm using this syntax currently:

Code:
<apex:column headerValue="Name">
      <apex:outputLink value="{!lead.Id}">{!lead.Name}</apex:outputLink>
</apex:column>

 Supposing I'm on a na2.salesforce.com, this will output the link as https://na2.salesforce.com/apex/00Q4000000HA9xUEAT.  Obviously I don't want the /apex/ in the URL.  I know I want to use the current server as the value in outputLink and the Record ID as a param, but how do I merge in the URL of the current server?

Thanks!
jwetzlerjwetzler
You need to use a / to create a relative link

Code:
<apex:outputLink value="/{!lead.Id}">{!lead.name}</apex:outputLink>

 but you should be using $Action, which will always find the correct view URL (very helpful for when your view page is overridden).

So instead, do something like this:

Code:
<apex:outputLink value="{!URLFOR($Action.Lead.View, lead.id)}">{!lead.name}</apex:outputLink>

 



Message Edited by jwetzler on 07-31-2008 11:19 AM
SiddharthSiddharth
Hello,
I wanted to achieve the similar functionality where I want to have a hyperlink in the pageblock so that lin is generated dynamically at runtime. When i am adding the link as outputlink is does not show up in my column.
Below is the same if you can help me out, would be greatly appretiated.
 
<apex:pageBlockTable value="{!Campaigns}" var="cmp">                                       
                   <apex:column value="{!cmp.ExtnName}"  width="10%" >
                     <apex:facet name="header" >Description</apex:facet>
                   </apex:column>  
                   <apex:outputLink value="/{!cmp.ExtnName}"></apex:outputLink>
</apex:pageBlockTable>
 
Can you tell me what is incorrect here.
 
Thanks
Siddharth
jwetzlerjwetzler
You have to put it in your column component if you want it to show up in your column.
Lukasz PiziakLukasz Piziak
Hello,
I have a similar problem. Maybe since this issue is posted someone will help me?

My code is:
<apex:page standardController="SCMC__Production_Order__c" sidebar="false" showheader="true" recordSetVar="SCMC__Production_Order__c" extensions="TestExtension,TestExtension2">

<html>
<head>
<META http-equiv="refresh" content="60"/>
</head>
</html>

<apex:form >
<apex:pageBlock rendered="True" title="Production Orders">
<apex:pageBlockSection title="Production Orders to Fill">
<apex:pageBlockTable value="{!objlist}" style="width:1220px" var="item">
<apex:column style="width:100px" headerValue="Production Order No." value="{!item.name}"/>
<apex:column style="width:100px" value="{!item.Sales_Order_No__c}"/>

Unfortunately the production order record name is not as link which I can click and open. 
Below you can see the screenshot where you can observe that Sales Order No is as a link.

thank you for any help.

User-added image
Praveen Venkata BPraveen Venkata B
Hey Lukasz Piziak,

You can use something like below:
  
<apex:column headerValue="Notes" width="67%">
    <apex:outputLink value="/{!mcn.ID}"> 
        <apex:outputText value="{!left(mcn.body,25)}">
        </apex:outputText> 
    </apex:outputLink>
</apex:column>

Regards,
Praveen Venkata.
 
Becky Miller 10Becky Miller 10
How can I see just the My Open cases within the VF

<apex:page standardController="Case" recordSetVar="Case" tabstyle="Case" sidebar="false" showHeader="false"  >
<apex:pageBlock >
<apex:pageBlockTable value="{!case}" var="a" rows="50" >
<apex:column headerValue="Case Number" width="67%">
    <apex:outputLink value="/{!a.CaseNumber}">
     <apex:outputText value="{!a.CaseNumber}">
        </apex:outputText>
    </apex:outputLink>
</apex:column>
<apex:column value="{!a.Priority}" />
<apex:column value="{!a.Status}" />   
</apex:pageBlockTable>
</apex:pageBlock>
</apex:page>
Praveen Venkata BPraveen Venkata B
Hello Becky Miller,

You can use a extension in which query the cases that you want to display and use that query variable in pageblocktable's value attribute.

Regards,
Praveen Venkata.